Senior Scientist: Functional Meat Ingredients – Leader

Kansas Ag Connection; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Benefits available

Job summary

Kansas Ag Connection is seeking a Sr. Scientist / Principal Scientist – Functional Meat Ingredients to lead projects and collaborate with global teams. You will apply strong meat product knowledge, guide customer technical support, and drive innovation in meat ingredients.

The role emphasizes independent planning, experimentation, and documentation, with potential travel and a leadership component in regional and global programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in industrial food, ingredient, or flavor, specifically from meat industry.
• A background from meat preservation technology is a big plus.
• Strong ability to communicate and advise customers in this space and across cross‑functional team roles.
• Preferred Master’s Degree and/or PhD in related area.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with demonstrated leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and develop work-plans to manage work for total project of moderate scope. Provide technical guidance on unusual or complex problems.
• Develop and conduct experiments for a variety of projects and activities to be carried out individually or by others.
• Create value‑added solutions for the meat industry leveraging GLOBAL CLIENT COMPANY portfolio and build strong technical credibility with customers.
• Experience with meat manufacturing process and industry best practices.
• Keep up-to-date on trends, new technical developments and competitor’s activities by monitoring applications for processing systems and ingredients.
• Provide technical services to Customers, Sales and Divisions as needed (plant trials, troubleshooting, and training).
• Maintain documentation for experiments, GMPs, FSMA and others as required.

Skills

Meat industry experience

Leadership

Strong communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Project planning

Education

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Kansas Ag Connection is seeking a Sr. Scientist / Principal Scientist – Functional Meat Ingredients to lead projects and collaborate with global teams. You will apply strong meat product knowledge, guide customer technical support, and drive innovation in meat ingredients.

The role emphasizes independent planning, experimentation, and documentation, with potential travel and a leadership component in regional and global programs.